Abbess of Castro and Other Tales
by Stendhal
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
-
Washburn, Wisconsin, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: Chatto & Windus, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good+. Green cloth covers, gilt lettering on spine, page edge at foot deckled, 269 pages. Stories: Abbess of Castro, Vittoria Accoramboni, The Cenci, Duchess of Palliano, and Vanina Vanini. Spine faded, spine ends slightly worn, pastedowns 1" along hinge slightly darkened.; 5 1/4 x 7 3/4
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Details
- Bookseller
- Chequamegon Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87595
- Title
- Abbess of Castro and Other Tales
- Author
- Stendhal
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Chatto & Windus
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1926
- Keywords
- Fiction, Short Stories, Stendhal, NOISBN
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Chequamegon Book Company
Returns accepted on books not as described for full refund including shipping. Returns accepted on not wanted books allowing only for the cost of the book, not shipping. No refunds after 30 days.
About the Seller
Chequamegon Book Company
Biblio member since 2018
Washburn, Wisconsin
About Chequamegon Book Company
Large open shop with over 80,000 books. 40 years in the book business. Scholarly emphasis with especially strong holdings in Native American Studies, Art, Music, History, Natural Science, Math, Poetry and Languages etc. Feel free to contact us with your book wants.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....